Bragg's law

proper noun

A law that equates the angle (θ) between the incident and scattered ray to the spacing (d) between the crystal planes and the wavelength (λ) of the radiation - nλ=2d sin (θ),

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. natural sciencesA law that equates the angle (θ) between the incident and scattered ray to the spacing (d) between the crystal planes and the wavelength (λ) of the radiation - nλ=2d sin (θ),

Origin

Bragg diffraction was first proposed by Lawrence Bragg and his father William Henry Bragg in 1913.

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